BR-12 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does BR-12 mean?
The invoice must state the sum of all Invoice line net amounts. It is the starting point of the document totals.
Common causes of BR-12
- The element 'ram:LineTotalAmount' is missing from the document totals.
- The totalling logic in the issuing system does not write the line sum into the document.
- The sum was left out on an invoice without lines.
How to fix BR-12
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-106 along this XPath:
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:LineTotalAmount - Apply the fix. Add the Sum of Invoice line net amount (BT-106) in the element 'ram:LineTotalAmount' of the document totals. The value is the sum of all Invoice line net amounts (BT-131).
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-12 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Add the Sum of Invoice line net amount (BT-106) in the element 'ram:LineTotalAmount' of the document totals. The value is the sum of all Invoice line net amounts (BT-131).
XPath
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:LineTotalAmountBefore / after: the XML example
This is the spot in question before and after the fix (Cross Industry Invoice, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X).
Wrong
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
<ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>100.00</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
Correct
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
<ram:LineTotalAmount>100.00</ram:LineTotalAmount>
<ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>100.00</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>Frequent questions about BR-12
How is BT-106 calculated?
As the sum of all Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) across all invoice lines. Document level allowances and charges do not count here yet.
What is the difference from BT-109?
BT-106 is the pure line sum. BT-109 is the total amount without VAT, so BT-106 minus document level allowances plus document level charges.
Related error codes
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